Emmanuel Sanchez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Patricio Freire (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Sam Sicilia (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Sam Sicilia).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Georgi Karakhanyan, has an official record of 28-8-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Henry Corrales and beating Alexey Polpudnikov while his last bout, with Timur Nagibin, ended in a not contest. In their first fight Sanchez had beat Karakhanyan via majority decision (January 21, 2017 – Georgi Karakhanyan vs Emmanuel Sanchez I); this second bout is the main event of Bellator 218. Watch the video and rate this fight!

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator fw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but then he beat Daniel Straus in 2017 (Daniel Straus vs Patricio Freire 4) and Daniel Weichel in 2018 (Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 17-3-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Daniel Weichel in 2016 (Weichel vs Sanchez) but then he has won four bouts beating Daniel Straus (Daniel Straus vs Emmanuel Sanchez) and Sam Sicilia in his last two (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Sam Sicilia). Freire vs Sanchez, main event of Bellator 209, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-28, good exchanges between Emmanuel Sanchez and Sam Sicilia: it gets three stars.

Emmanuel Sanchez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world. He lost to Daniel Weichel in 2016 (Weichel vs Sanchez) but he came back to win in 2017 beating Georgi Karakhanyan (Karakhanyan vs Sanchez), Marcos Galvao (Sanchez vs Galvao) and Daniel Straus (Daniel Straus vs Emmanuel Sanchez).
His opponent, Sam Sicilia, has a record of 16-8-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive defeats between 2015 and 2017, the last one with Gavint Tucker but then he has beat Marcos Galvao. Sanchez vs Sicilia is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir – Bellator 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-06, some good exchanges between Daniel Straus and Emmanuel Sanchez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former Bellator fw champion Daniel Straus entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-7-0 (42% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world but he lost three out of his last six bouts, the last one with Patricio Freire (=Straus vs Freire 4). Before this fight he had beat Patricio in 2015 (=Freire vs Straus 3).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has a record of 15-3-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Daniel Weichel last year (=Weichel vs Sanchez) but he came back to win in 2017 beating Georgi Karakhanyan (=Karakhanyan vs Sanchez) and Marcos Galvao (=Sanchez vs Galvao). Emmanuel Sanchez vs Daniel Straus is on the undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell – Bellator 184. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-31, fight not particularly exciting between Marcos Galvao and Emmanuel Sanchez: it gets two stars.

Emmanuel Sanchez entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-0 (43% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 featherweight in the world. He lost to Daniel Weichel last year (=Weichel vs Sanchez) but he came back to win in 2017 against Georgi Karakhanyan (=Karakhanyan vs Sanchez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Bellator Bw champion Marcos Galvao, has an official record of 18-7-1 (28% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 bantamweight. ‘Loro’ Galvao fought twice last year losing to Eduardo Dantas (=Galvao vs Dantas 2) and winning over LC Davis (=Galvao vs Davis). Emmanuel Sanchez vs Marcos Galvao is on the undercard of Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2 – Bellator 175. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-21, close fight but not so exciting between Emmanuel Sanchez and Georgi Karakhanyan: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan entered this fight with a professional record of 26-6-1 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2015 and 2016, against Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) and Pat Curran (=Curran vs Karakhanyan) but then he has beat Bubba Jenkins (=Jenkins vs Karakhanyan 2) and Kirill Medvedovsky (=Karakhanyan vs Medvedovsky).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has a mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Daniel Pineda (=Sanchez vs Pineda) and losing to Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Sanchez). Georgi Karakhanyan vs Emmanuel Sanchez is on the undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-22, disappointing fight between Daniel Weichel and Emmanuel Sanchez: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former M-1 Lw and Bellator Fw tournament champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a mma record of 36-9-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Pat Curran (=Curran vs Weichel) and Georgi Karakhanyan (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) but between these two fights he lost to Patricio Freire (=Freire vs Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 13-2-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Pat Curran last year (=Curran vs Sanchez) but then he has won three consecutive fights beating Daniel Pineda in 2016 (=Sanchez vs Pineda). Weichel vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Darrion Caldwell vs Joe Taimanglo – Bellator 159. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, good fight between Emmanuel Sanchez and Daniel Pineda: it gets three stars.

Emmanuel Sanchez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Daniel Pineda, has a record of 21-11-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 lightweight. Sanchez vs Pineda is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, some good exchanges between Justin Lawrence and Emmanuel Sanchez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in kempo karate Justin Lawrence entered this fight with a mma record of 8-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.67 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 11-2-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.72 in the same weight class. Lawrence vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 – Bellator 145. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-26, pretty good fight between Pat Curran and Emmanuel Sanchez: it gets three stars.

The former Bellator Fw champion Pat Curran entered this fight with a mma record of 20-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Daniel Straus last year (=Straus vs Curran 3); after this bout he lost to Patricio Freire (=Curran vs Freire 2) and Daniel Weichel (=Curran vs Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 10-1-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.82 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss in 2013 when he faced Lewis Gonzalez, since then he has won six consecutive fights beating Alejandro Villalobos in his last one. Curran vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Cheick Kongo vs Alexander Volkov – Bellator 139. Watch the video and rate this fight!